Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-27
~3BlJrrlin9 Re9ister
THE LABOR WORLD.
arr Usual WEEELY RESUNBO OF INTEREST
ING INDUSTRIAL DOINGS.
y.vs From Thirty States Concerning Labor, Trade
s1i BsiHes-EnpbysS IN a Better
Frame Of Nad-GoOj Business Prospects
General Notes

.H ANaANHN""H NA
hsrn put in a more eontented frame Of
mind by the events OF the past two weeks.
The leaders Of labor organizations have dis
covered that mere combinations do not win
and tina, there is an unexpected develop
mcut Of uuanimity between employers
everywhere. The probabilities to-day are
that the bulk of this years strikes will be
done before the opening OF spring. 1t is
well that this should be the case. The
rank and file of labor organizations are de-
handing a return To the republican rather
than to the autOCratic labor management
This reaction is the secret Of the confidence
of employers. The rank and lille desire to
decide for themselves whether they will
strike, rather than have committees in
other cities decide for them.
On the other hand, the Knights Of Labor
and the tradeS-unionists, are growing IN
numbers and unanitjty. Both Of these
powerful organizations have retained their
strength. They will use it more wisely
and seek tOayoid the mistakes which they
have made. While strikes n ay take place
on a Large scale, the probabilities are much
less than last fall. Very few agitatiOnS
will be undertaken for eight hours or for
higher pay. The building trades are pref
" thoroughly organized all over the
country both among masters and men, and
they are quietly talking matters over and
coming to agreements.
THE VOLUME or TRADE
Is increasing slowly. The increase in New
York. Boston and Philadelphia for the past
week was S23.O OO, 900 over the previous
week. There l. an activity in the dlstri-
button Of staple products all over the west.
Money i abundant for commercial pur-
ir,>a>. Prices of provisions have improved
lI,t.r along the Atlantic coast owing to
the heavy exports. Steady prices Tor all
l.ud~ ut agricultural products are assured
Ia- the next three months and, should a
foreign wax break uut IN immediate adj
Vance will take place. \ tremendous
strain would occur IN all great financial
centres. The hanks are preparing them
selves 20 meet n.
AZ i.p>tcn business Is better than q week
..n Heavy shipments are being made III
G-. .nudS, boots aud shoes. At Philadel-
raa. uu Improvement has taken place In
rga movements Of all staple products. At
Ft.~nur-. stocks are light in country
dealers uInd and q heavy business Is a.
,4.-i log the next two weeks. In CinCin-
utrr manufacturing activity i general and
r.l-r- are ttr ahead oi deliveritS. At Chi
rage. there i an active distribution OF dry
.r..,. ,.urhin- and provisions, SOFT and
hard e,gl are very firm and active; and the
demand t,r. lumber Is steadily increasing.
Nr~f Iu.iS. business i rather slack owing
ta -rr uul condition ut country roads. In
Kansas city. Mo. business l. CrOwdIug ana
treat many houses are behind in the or
Gr--. VI New Orleans, the spring trade II
s.gs l,,ivc IN the staple liens. Through
Oh, Texas. there i considerable activity
and manufacturing enterprise - develop
m-
1T NEW YORK,
There is in store l3.Ouu.u DO bushels Of grain.
tn. exports os domestic breadStu1S for
sven months foot up SOS, 900, OnO, aS
..rt ST.. 600, 100 for the corresponding
seen months of last season. GrOcerIt~
anil provisions Of all kinds are ~luCtuatlng
lu supply AMI value at this time Owing Ia
in. uncertain influences which may con
trrl tile marku; during the next tw"
months. Wool markets are rather nj
throughout the country. Sales are light
amt the market will probably continue IT.
regular until more can be known n To the
spring demand.
The anthracite coal trade is rather dull,
although the outlook for the season II very
lti-. The Atlantic BituminOuS coal IN
trrrSt> have combined and fixed prices and
.n,.riutt- the best season they have ever
hli The manufacturing and shippingln-
t-rr>,~ NE deeply concerned over the ei-
t~,, which the Interstate Commerce Bill
w.. have ON freight rates. The railroad
Companies are now engaged upon the work
o.rN,ug prices Iud are not accepting bust
So future shipment until they can place
themselves in harmony with the recent
legislation.
HE SPIRIT or TRADEs-UNIONIsM
Is croppiu- ont very strongly among the
Knights ~ Labor. There are n dozen OF
mrrr applications in hand from various
branches Toy seRarate district assemblies
I9 New York the Brewers Local Assembly,
$3.50 strong. reyOlted against q irregular
oajrr 10 strike. The fourteen local assem-
hI-> ur the stationary engineers did the
same. Some of the lOngShOrmen's assem-
hHc, will probably leave the Order unless
they can De paciied, and some other as
>]~.ai'i,s are talking of throwing up their
charters on account of dissatisfaction grow
IN out of the strike. In Texas the farmers
are entering the Knights OF Labor, and
assemblies ale Springing up all over the
stale. Several Baltimore assemblies passed
resolutions in favor Ofthe Interstate Com
meyy- E.li and sent them tn the President
Assembly, No. 1889, which is composed ex-
'~I>,ytly of women, in Chicago, formed a
pr.,'r.ll club last week. The farmers IN
Illinois are applying for membership IN
SrUr t->emblies there. The secret work OF
tag knights Is to be translated for the use
o.. thr bohemian assemblies Of st. Paul,
MINI. \ Knight of Labor library IS to be
established in Minneapolis next spring.
NN ELECTRIC COMPANY
IN Pitt,burg is turning put 1000 electric
llmps per day, and will soon be able TO
tnrn ont 100. Another shop, IS turning
"l' two lection DlOOm-shearS, and IN the
>tnr ,hop there is a 81, OO0-pourd travel
iaE crane. Three thousand pound ingots
are handled without difficulty in a Potts
town mill. An engine has just been pat
npat JuhnstOwn to run a 96-inch governor
wheel, which makes 300 revolutions per
minute operating a saw that cuts steel rails,
i heating furnace has Just been put up al
A'enheuyi!lc, Ohio. which has a capacity
i' waS~h-heating $50 steel ingOts per day.
4 tuertiug was held in New York on last
Wednesday Tor the purpOs OF forming a
federation combining employers IN the
building trades in defense OF law, order
and individual property"
Carroll u. Wright has crePt Tar enough
forward to say that voluntary immigration
may Vet do the industries Of the country
great harm. Thirty-twO per cent OF all
'l'>r employed in our mechanical indus
lilies are of foreign birth, and however
much foreign immigration has aided the
Development of railroad building, public